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☆ Open-Armed Chicago Feels the Strains of a Migrant Influx
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Julie Bosman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

CHICAGO — Bulging suitcases lined the wall of windows facing the street at a North Side police station in Chicago one morning this week. City officials and volunteers say the response to the influx has been fractured, as the chaotic reality of the migrant crisis in the United States strains the Democratic-run city’s resources for housing and feeding thousands of new arrivals. And the influx is expected only to increase after a change in federal rules takes effect on Thursday. For Chicago, the challenge is not merely a practical one, but also a test of the city’s own sense of identity. Since the late 19th century, when Jane Addams established Hull-House, a social settlement that drew migrants, Chicago has seen itself as an entry point for newcomers, a sanctuary city that welcomes people from the outside.

PinnedQuarterbacks, top-10 trades and a bull market for running backs headlined the first round of this year’s N.F.L. The Carolina Panthers chose Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at No. After the Texans picked Stroud, they struck again, leaping from pick No. One unexpected development was the move toward running backs, a position that has been devalued in the N.F.L. But teams picked other quarterbacks or filled other needs, this year’s reminder that pre-draft speculation is just that.

☆ After Front Door Shooting, Kansas City Grapples With Race
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Mitch Smith | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From one vantage point, a post-pandemic boom seemed to be taking hold in Kansas City. It was the only Midwestern city selected to host World Cup soccer games. “We need to clean up our house so that we can be proud and not performative when we have company,” said Gwen Grant, the president and chief executive of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City. She said her city needed to “address the root causes of these problems, and address the systems, and not run away from the tough race and racism conversations.”

☆ A 9-hour drive in Toyota's new electric SUV showed me how brutal EV road trips can be with the wrong car
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-15 | by ( Tim Levin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

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☆ Moderna says it hopes to offer new vaccines for cancer, heart disease, and other conditions by 2030
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Moderna hopes to offer a new set of life-saving vaccines targeting cancer, heart disease and other conditions by 2030, a spokesperson for the company told CNBC on Monday. "It can be applied to all sorts of disease areas; we are in cancer, infectious disease, cardiovascular disease, autoimmune diseases, rare disease." Burton's remarks also come ahead of Moderna's Vaccine Day on Tuesday. He highlighted Moderna's personalized cancer vaccine, a highly anticipated mRNA shot being developed to target different tumor types. In February, the Food and Drug Administration granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to Moderna's personalized cancer vaccine in combination with Merck's immunotherapy drug Keytruda for patients with a deadly form of skin cancer called melanoma.

☆ China Says It Opposes a Forced Sale of TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A TikTok advertisement at Union Station in Washington, D.C., addresses user security and privacy concerns. BEIJING—China said it would strongly oppose any forced sale of TikTok, responding for the first time to a Biden administration demand that the video app divest itself from its Beijing-based parent ByteDance Ltd. or face a nationwide ban. China’s Commerce Ministry said Thursday that a forced sale by Washington could damage the confidence of Chinese investors in the U.S. and said any sale or spinoff of TikTok would involve technology-export issues that would need to be handled according to Chinese law and with the approval of the Chinese government.

☆ TikTok CEO set for grilling in House hearing. But U.S. lawmakers also face questions
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Lauren Feiner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +15 min

U.S. tech platforms including Meta's Facebook and Instagram, Google's YouTube , Twitter and Snap's Snapchat have raised similar fears for lawmakers and users. Evaluating a potential banThere's little appetite in Washington to accept the potential risks that TikTok's ownership by Chinese company ByteDance poses to U.S. national security. The interagency panel tasked with reviewing national security risks stemming from ByteDance's ownership has threatened a ban if the company won't sell its stake in the app. Trahan said members should ask about national security risks of the app, but those questions should be substantive. Bowman noted lawmakers haven't received a bipartisan congressional briefing from the administration on national security risks stemming from TikTok.

☆ Bernie Sanders says Marianne Williamson will run a 'strong campaign' and raise 'very important issues' in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bernie Sanders told Insider that she'll run a "strong campaign and raise very important issues." Sanders has said he supports Biden in 2024, but his praise for Williamson contrasts with other Democrats. Williamson — a self-help author, spiritual leader, and 2020 presidential candidate — is currently the only well-known Democrat to officially launch a presidential campaign. "I'm sure she's going to run a strong campaign and raise very important issues." Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, by contrast, was firm in her support for Biden when asked about Williamson's campaign.

☆ Marianne Williamson opens long shot 2024 challenge to Biden
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Biden, 80, is the oldest president in U.S. history and would be 86 at the end of a second term. Biden's political advisers say they aren't worried about the Democratic primary and say Biden is anxious to defeat Donald Trump again in the general election. Williamson insists her 2024 campaign is about far more than just making a statement. A Texas native who now lives in Beverly Hills, California, Williamson is the author of more than a dozen books. She ran an unsuccessful independent congressional campaign in California in 2014 and supported Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 progressive challenge of eventual Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

☆ New York City buying more than 900 EVs for government fleets
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The announcement is the latest by a U.S. government agency to speed the shift away from gas-powered vehicles to EVs. New York City currently has more than 4,000 government-owned electric vehicles and by later this year says close to 20% of city vehicles will be EVs. "Electric vehicles, they are clearly the future," New York Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday. New York City has about 26,000 government vehicles in service. USPS said it plans to buy at least 66,000 electric vehicles through 2028 after committing in July to buying 25,000 next-generation electric delivery vehicles.

☆ More than 3,000 flights were canceled early Friday as a bitter winter storm engulfed the central and eastern US, throwing Christmas travel into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

More than 3,000 flights were canceled early Friday as a bitter winter storm engulfed parts of the US. Disruptions are set to continue, the National Weather Service warned. The National Weather Service said early Friday that the US would experience a "historic winter storm" with more than 240 million people under winter weather warnings or advisories. Around a third of the flights to and from Denver International Airport were canceled and around a quarter to and from Chicago O'Hare International Airport were canceled, FlightAware data shows. Other airports, including Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Reagan National Airport, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, had a large proportion of their flights delayed, although fewer than 10% were canceled.

☆ Union Pacific CEO called to hearing in Washington as risk of rail strike rises
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Surface and Transportation Board is calling Union Pacific management including CEO Lance Fritz to appear at hearings December 13-14 about the freight railroad's use of embargoes. UP carries nearly 27 percent of freight served by rail and nearly 11 percent of all long-distance freight volume. The risk of a nationwide freight rail strike in December has been rising. We have quality of life issues," said Jeremy Ferguson, president of SMART-TD, which on Monday voted to reject the labor deal, with a rail strike now potentially starting as soon as Dec. 9. Ferguson, similar to fellow union president Dennis Pierce of BLET, referenced a recent CNBC interview with Fritz, during which the Union Pacific CEO laughed when asked about the risk of a rail strike.

☆ U.S. Chamber urges Congress to avert rail strike, extend Boeing 737 MAX deadline
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Bing Guan/File PhotoWASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday urged Congress to take action on a number of issues before ending work for the year, including preventing a potential rail strike and extending a deadline for the Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX 7 and 10 to get certified. The largest U.S. business group noted that three rail unions have rejected a rail contract. "A rail strike would be catastrophic for our economy, costing $2 billion per day and imposing enormous challenges to businesses, local communities, and commuters," the Chamber letter said. The Chamber also backed Boeing efforts to seek a waiver of a December deadline imposing a new safety standard for modern cockpit alerts for the MAX 7 and MAX 10. Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Jonathan OatisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Key freight rail union BMWED extends deadline for strike that threatens U.S. economy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division, the third largest rail union in the country, is extending its status quo period (no strike, no lockout) during which it wants to continue negotiations with the freight rail carriers. Meanwhile, two major rail unions are set to vote on ratifying the deal on Nov. 21: The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, and the Smart Transportation Division. The rail industry has previously estimated the cost to the economy of a rail strike at $2 billion per day. The BMWED was the first rail union to vote against ratification of a labor agreement negotiated in conjunction with Biden's PEB. All 12 labor unions must ratify a labor agreement to avoid the potential for a nationwide rail shutdown.

☆ Biden’s Missing Democracy Pages
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

President Biden delivered a televised speech Wednesday night telling Americans that “democracy is on the ballot for all of us.” He warned at Union Station about political violence and said all candidates need to honor election results for democracy to prevail and prosper. He also linked the recent assault on Paul Pelosi with the Capitol riot of Jan. 6. He warned in particular about the threat from Donald Trump and his election denial after 2020, and from “the MAGA Republican Party, the minority of that party.”

☆ Biden warns election deniers pose threat, blames Trump
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Jeff Mason | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Those were the very same words used by the mob when they stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6," Biden said. Biden said election deniers have been inspired by Trump, who is pondering a run for president in 2024 just as Biden works to decide if he wants to seek another four-year term. Biden said "American democracy is under attack" because Trump will not accept the results of the 2020 election that he lost to Biden. "He refuses to accept the will of the people, he refuses to accept that he lost," Biden said. Some 44% said they are concerned that the U.S. election is rigged, including 28% of Democrats and 62% of Republicans.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will say on Wednesday that threats by some Republican candidates to refuse to accept election results if they lose is a "path to chaos" and will urge voters to reject election deniers. Biden will speak at a 7 p.m./2300 GMT Democratic National Committee event at Washington's Union Station near Capitol Hill. The Democratic National Committee said Biden would "address the threat of election deniers and those who seek to undermine faith in voting and democracy; and the stakes for our democracy in next week’s election." "This is an inflection point," she told a regular White House briefing. Some 44% said they are concerned that the U.S. election is rigged, including 28% of Democrats and 62% of Republicans.

The Democratic National Committee said Biden would "address the threat of election deniers and those who seek to undermine faith in voting and democracy; and the stakes for our democracy in next week’s election." "This is an inflection point," she told a regular White House briefing. Biden will speak at a 7 p.m./2300 GMT Democratic National Committee event at Washington's Union Station near Capitol Hill. VOTER FRAUD FEARS RISEBiden's predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, has openly hinted he would make another run for the White House. Some 44% said they are concerned that the U.S. election is rigged, including 28% of Democrats and 62% of Republicans.

☆ Biden to give prime-time speech on threats to democracy in final midterms push
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Shannon-Pettypiece-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Shannon Pettypiece | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks Wednesday night on the importance of protecting democracy and the threat posed by election deniers as part of his final pitch to voters heading into midterms next week. Biden has repeatedly accused Republican supporters of former President Donald Trump of promoting "extremism." “He’ll be making the speech from Capitol Hill, and why will he be making the speech on Capitol Hill? In his remarks, Biden will also emphasize that it may take several days for all the votes to be counted in some key swing states, said O’Malley Dillon. In 2020, election deniers used that lagging in time needed to hand count absentee ballots to make false accusations against election officials.

☆ Analysis: Biden issued a stark warning about election deniers. Here’s what’s fueling America’s ‘path to chaos’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Oliver Darcy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

A staggering 66% of Republicans continue to say that they do not believe Biden was the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections. It’s called free speech. “And yet our media, which exists to defend free speech, is doing its best, day after day, to shut it down. To say that he is a radical cable news talker who does not reflect the larger right-wing media universe in which Republicans largely — often exclusively — get their news. And for news organizations, ignoring the toxicity that defines the right-wing media universe leaves readers and viewers without a complete picture of what is happening in the country.

☆ Biden blames extreme MAGA Republicans for intimidating voters and election officials, calling it 'corrosive' to democracy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"It's estimated that there are more than 300 election deniers on the ballot all across America this year," Biden said, speaking at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. In his speech Wednesday evening, Biden said Pelosi's attacker David DePape used the same rhetoric the rioters did on Jan. 6. The lie, Biden said, has led to further political violence and voter intimidation seen over the last two years. Lies repeated over and over to generate a cycle of anger, hate, vitriol and even violence," Biden said. Biden cited recent polls that show Americans are concerned with the state of democracy and reminded voters they can confront it at the ballot box.

☆ A filmmaker sees rising fame, but grapples with his future if DACA ends
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

LOS ANGELES — Under a string of golden street lights, the directions roll off Jorge Xolalpa’s tongue interchangeably in English and Spanish as he paces the sidewalk with a cameraman by his side. Moments like these are precious to Xolalpa, whose eyes dart with excitement as he describes his love of film. Xolalpa was nine in 1998 when his mother collected him from school in Mexico and took him to catch an airplane bound for Los Angeles. He said his mother was escaping his abusive father, and that she sold toys and T-shirts in Los Angeles’ densely packed downtown streets to make ends meet. Xolalpa said he didn’t initially apply for DACA, fearing his family could be deported if he handed his personal information to immigration authorities.

☆ Second railroad union votes down deal needed to avert nationwide strike
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen is the second union to vote down the tentative agreement between rail unions, freight rail companies and the Biden administration that was reached on September 15 and critical to avoiding a nationwide rail strike. "For the first time that I can remember, the BRS members voted not to ratify a National Agreement, and with the highest participation rate in BRS history," said BRS president Michael Baldwin in a statement. The NCCC and PEB also both failed to recognize the safety-sensitive and highly stressful job BRS members perform each day to keep the railroad running and supply chain flowing." The rejection of the National Tentative Agreement begins a "status quo" period during which the union will reengage with the NCCC until December 4. The railroads have estimated that a rail strike could cost the economy $2 billion per day.

Goodman told jurors that he’d been with the Capitol Police for 15 years and he previously was deployed to Iraq for the U.S. Army. Footage released during Trump's second impeachment trial showed Goodman directing Romney to turn around just after the mob had breached the building. The Senate chamber itself went through sweeps by K-9s and bomb squads so that Congress could resume its work, Goodman said. He told jurors to expect to see video of Jensen telling officers to do their job throughout the trial. The FBI has arrested more than 850 defendants in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

☆ Gala Oscar 2022. Producţiile lansate pe servicii de streaming vor fi din nou eligibile pentru a fi nominalizate
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Gala Oscar 2022. Producţiile lansate pe servicii de streaming vor fi din nou eligibile pentru a fi nominalizateGala de decernare a premiilor Oscar din 2022 va avea loc la sfârşitul lunii martie, cu o lună mai târziu decât data iniţială a evenimentului. Reprezentanţii AMPAS au anunţat într-un comunicat oficial că următoarea gală a premiilor Oscar va avea loc pe 27 martie 2022 la Dolby Theatre din Hollywood, gazda tradiţională a ceremoniei. Iniţial, gala Oscar de anul viitor fusese programată pentru data de 27 februarie, scrie agerpres.ro. În 2021, gala Oscar a fost amânată din februarie până la sfârşitul lunii aprilie şi a avut loc pentru prima dată la Union Station, o gară din centrul oraşului Los Angeles.

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